Peculiar_Investor wrote: ↑Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:33 am
SoAnyway wrote: ↑Sat Dec 01, 2018 12:27 am
SoAnyway wrote: ↑Sat Nov 03, 2018 11:19 pm
6miths wrote: ↑Fri Nov 02, 2018 7:45 pm
'Bohemian Rhapsody'. DW and I both loved it. DW said the critics didn't like it and indeed Rotten Tomatoes Critics is 59% and 49 on Metacritic but Audience is 93% and 85 respectively. I don't know if the critics missed the 70s and 80s and the HIV epidemic but it was a powerful depiction of the trial of a very talented man and those around him. Will see it again.
Thanks, 6miths, both for your (and Ms. 6miths) endorsement, and the interesting data points on critics vs. audience. Candidly, I really don't care what non-GenX critics think; I'm looking forward to seeing "Bohemian Rhapsody". Anyone of a certain era will "get it". Those who aren't (understandably) won't. That's ok - They had the Rolling Stones, or The Beatles, or Frank Sinatra, or Britney Spears, or Taylor Swift, or whomever "spoke" (or better said, whose work still "speaks") to them. Bottom line: Rational as most BHs are and aspire to be better at (self included), there's a place for that place that artists speak to, no matter their medium....
Like A-Commoner, I was in college when the AIDS epidemic hit.
Freddie Mercury, nee Farrokh Bulsara, was a musical genius, a brilliant performer, and had the amazing magical ability to make every single person in a stadium of 100,000+ people believe that he was speaking directly to just THEM. BTW, no need for anyone reading to take this random internet stranger's word for it - The likes of David Bowie, Roger Daltry, et al. have said as much. (see link above)
I was saddened when he died (
RIP), and maybe saddened even more years later that he didn't live long enough to benefit from the amazing medical developments that have transformed HIV/AIDS from the certain death sentence it was in the 80s to the no doubt difficult, but very manageable, condition it is these days. Had he lived just a bit longer, perhaps we'd all have benefitted even more from his
extraordinary talents.
Finally saw "
Bohemian Rhapsody". Wow. Just "Wow".
This is absolutely a must-see for anyone who rocked out to "A Night at the Opera" back in the 70s or who was at Wembley or JFK in Philly for LIVE AID in the mid-80s, i.e. my generation's version of Woodstock. (As both Bob Geldof and Elton John said, Freddie stole the show - performance linked above at "RIP".) It's even a must-see for anyone who banged their head along with Mike Myers and Dana Carvey in their
famous scene in the 90s flick "Wayne's World". (Not a spoiler but fyi: Mike Myers has a cameo role in "Bohemian Rhapsody" that is absolutely priceless.... Nice to see that the producers have a sense of humor and irony....) SoAnyway....
I understand why the critics and diehard fans are calling foul - Much artistic license was taken with timelines and details. Nevertheless, the film is amazing and honors an amazing man. If those closest to him endorse it - i.e. as A-Commoner pointed out, all the surviving members of Queen support it - I'm certainly not going to judge. All props to Rami Malek (!). This wasn't an easy role to perform, and he pulled it off with hard work, skill, talent and finesse.
We rented it last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. The acting was spot on and the Mike Myers cameo was splendid.
Yay.
As another poster upthread noted, Rami Malek (deservedly) picked up the Best Actor SAG award for his work in the film. He's since gotten the Golden Globe and countless others, and if there's any justice in this world he'll get the Oscar. I'm very glad that the casting director chose Rami Malek over
this guy. Ok fine - I concede that the linked dude's pitch is pretty good, but he lacks all the charisma, no??
In other news related to the thread topic, I recently saw Bradley Cooper's rendition of "A Star is Born". Lady Gaga (nee Stefani Germanotta) deserves the Oscar for that performance, not to mention her courage. I've always been a fan of her musicianship, even without all the crazy wigs/fashion/techno/even the "Lady Gaga" name gimmicks. "
Bad Romance", anyone?
It was delightful to see her drop all of that armor and simply show acting talent (that most didn't know she had), not to mention her signature vocals/songwriting that imho never needed the gimmicks in the first place. But good as she was, she didn't know that. When you're as big as the "Lady Gaga" persona is, it takes serious courage to drop all that and go out naked in a way that the world's never seen you - No makeup, no wigs, no techno-glam-fashion to hide behind - And
she nailed it.
Like another poster upthread, I'm not usually "into" music films (hated La La Land). But my two favorite films of the year - no disrespect to the other great films this year - were "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "A Star is Born".
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